A CBI designated court has delivered its verdict, finding Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Union MinisterLalu Prasad Yadav guilty in the fodder scam case. The final quantum of sentencing will be announced on 3rd October.

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav (66) was accused by the CBI of misusing Rs 37 crore when he was chief minister 17 years ago. The case is related to a larger scam which saw huge amounts of government money - nearly Rs 950 crores - being used to pay fictitious bills for medicines and fodder for cattle